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ID: 901001115
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001115
Record Type: Legendary Place

Valhalla (Norse legendary place)

Note: Norse place of the afterlife, described as a majestic hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin. In Valhalla, the dead join the masses of those who have died in combat and various legendary Germanic heroes and kings.

Names:
Valhalla (Norse legendary place) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Valhöll (Norse legendary place) (Old Norse,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Norse iconography> (P)
........<Norse legendary places> (P)
............Valhalla (Norse legendary place) (I)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... place (distinct area)
.....(environmental psychology concepts, psychological concepts, social science concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Norse (ancient)
.....(Scandinavian, European regions, European, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Valhalla (Norse legendary place)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Valhöll (Norse legendary place)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)

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